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...slowly, artfully--skeletons emerge from the closet of each character in the first act, preparing the audience for Teddy's explosive discoveries in the second act. Rodriguez turns a brilliant performance as Billy's friend from the asylum, whose mercurial energy and neurotic intensity combine with keen wit and perception. As Billy's lawyer in this card-game-turned-trial, Teddy embodies the insanity of the everyday as much as he exposes...
...veteran political organizer for liberal causes. In 1983 he was arrested for trespassing while participating in a farmers' protest, and he served as a state coordinator for Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign. With an election budget only one-seventh the size of Boschwitz's war chest, Wellstone substituted wit and energy for heavy advertising. In one TV spot he raced through several issues in 30 seconds, explaining, "I don't have $6 million to spend, so I'm going to have to talk fast." His resume and tactics, if not his proposals for big new government programs, fit well with...
...youngest officer ever to serve in the post. Powell may be Cheney's equal as a political insider in Washington; many believe he could become the first African American to be nominated for Vice President by either major party. And while both men have a quick smile and ready wit, they hold the reins tightly inside their own operations...
...said, "It appears that a fully political decision was made to reject this grant because the work may be considered controversial to some...It deals with any number of aspects of the dissolution of American society on a social and psychological level. [Kelley] deals with great humor and great wit and with great force and darkness as well...
Updike includes these details in what is obviously a well-researched summary of contemporary American culture. Rabbit is supposed to astound us with his oblivion. He sexual exploits, for example, are shocking, but he reacts passionlessly to them. The thrill of Updike's prose lies in its wit in describing the most outrageous events in the most non-commital tone...